National Theatre Live: Antigone vs What We Dreamed Of Then

National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 44m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

National Theatre Live: Antigone posterNational Theatre Live: Antigone2012 VS What We Dreamed Of Then posterWhat We Dreamed Of Then2026
National Theatre Live: AntigoneWhat We Dreamed Of Then
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 0.0/10
Year20122026
Length1h 32m1h 44m
GenresDramaDrama
CountryUnited KingdomCanada
DirectorPolly FindlayTaylor Olson
Main castAnnabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie WhittakerTaylor Olson, Christie Burke, Parveen Kaur, River Price-Maenpaa, Hugh Thompson

Synopsis

National Theatre Live: Antigone

In the unstable aftermath of a civil war, Creon, the new King of Thebes, asserts his authority by forbidding anyone from honouring the death of the traitor Polyneices. But Antigone, Polyneices' sister, will not obey. When Creon's authority is challenged, a gripping conflict emerges between the power of an individual and the state. Polly Findlay's electric 2012 production brings Sophocles' tragedy into the modern world as a gripping political…

What We Dreamed Of Then

A passionate swim coach and dedicated father navigates the turbulent reality of invisible homelessness when he is forced to live out of his van.

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